Thursday-Friday

It's that day today.  The one day of the year that I love...and hate.  The one day I embrace...and reject.  The one day I celebrate, and....um... not celebrate.  Dang.  What is the opposite of celebrate?  Man I was on such a roll.  Anyhow.  Today...is the start of the office NFL pool.  Yay! Boo.  Wish me luck. 

Wednesday-Thursday

I have a problem.  My wife wants to go back to school shopping.  For a child who isn't even in school yet.  Not even close.  Kayla's 2.  Sigh.  I guess that's the power of the Flyer.  The Sale.  The Good Buy.  It's got my lovely wife in its clutches!  And won't let go!  Oh my.  Where did I put that Visa card...?

Tuesday-Wednesday

Okay.  I understand why that mosquito bit me; it's what they do.  It's nature.  But did he/she have to bite me there?  Right in-between the shoulder blades?  The impossible-to-reach place?  Sigh.  I should have taken John Tesh's advice:  apparently if you set up a fan, it will basically blow the mosquitoes away and keep you bite-free.  Oh well.  The only blemish on an otherwise perfect long weekend is the one in the middle of my back.   That I just can't quite reach.  Argh!

It's Back to School!

Here's some ideas for you as the little ones head back for another year. 

The night before...

Designate a place in the house for school stuff (paperwork).

Go over after school plans

Pick out some clothes for the first day.

Spend "tuck in time" talking about school.

Pack a lunch so it's ready in the morning.

The Morning of...

Encourage your child to start getting their own routine together solo.

Reminder of after school plans.

Take your child to the bus stop or school.

And you're working for no one but me.

Let me tell you how it will be;

There's one for you, nineteen for me.

'Cause I'm the taxman,

Yeah, I'm the taxman.

 

The Personal Vehicle Tax. The PVT goes into effect today. Toronto City Council approved this new tax back in October 2007. If you live in Toronto it's going to cost an extra 60 dollars to renew your licence. That's on top of the 74 dollar Provincial fee.

Why don't they just go ahead and take our paychecks and give us an allowance and be done with it.

Long Weekend & Gas Prices... yippie.

Never fails.  A long weekend and high gas prices, here's some ideas on making that tank stretch a littler further.

The (Long!) Weekend!

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